Email Author Paul Friswold

2011 Stories by Paul Friswold

• All The World's A Stooge

  published December 29, 2011

  The world is a crazy, confusing place and it gets more so with each passing day. And yet in the maelstrom of senseless violence and unwarranted... More >>

• Double Your Pleasure

  published September 22, 2011

  Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, according to the old saw, so we indulge the fantasy of celebrity look-alikes and laugh at the... More >>

• One for the Ages

  published December 29, 2011

  Norman and Ethel are returning to their beloved lake home for one more summer -- maybe for the final summer. He's recently celebrated his 80th... More >>

• Clothes Make the Man

  published September 8, 2011

  Alain Guerra and Neraldo de la Paz create installations together under the unified name Guerra de la Paz. Their medium of choice is clothing --... More >>

• High Concept, High Tech

  published October 20, 2011

  Laumeier Sculpture Park, as the name implies, specializes in displaying sculptural art. For Electric is the Love, the new... More >>

• Not So Serious

  published December 15, 2011

  Marvin Curry pioneered his own style of art, which he calls "blah art." Inspired by the bright colors and whimsy of the Pop Art movement, Curry... More >>

• Birds of a Feather

  published December 22, 2011

  Everything is just rosy for longtime couple Georges and Albin. Georges owns and operates Saint-Tropez's hottest drag club, La Cage aux Folles, and... More >>

• Tipped Off

  published December 29, 2011

  The Saint Louis University Billikens are posting a strong season so far (9-1 at the time of this writing), flirting with the top 25 in both... More >>

• Welcome to the Future

  published September 1, 2011

  The classic era of sci-fi postulated that by the year 2000, humans would live in high-tech, atomic-powered skyscrapers. But it's 2011, and many of... More >>

• Less Is More

  published December 22, 2011

  Time is running out if you want to see Paper Less, Bob Hartzell's show at Subterranean Books (6275 Delmar Boulevard,... More >>

• One Man War

  published December 29, 2011

  John Zielinski was a successful journalist and photographer, and then he decided to take down the U.S. government. Why? Well, it's complicated. So... More >>

• Come See Mars

  published September 8, 2011

  Our neighboring planet, Mars, hangs there in the night sky beckoning us to come visit. Speculative fiction writers have envisioned ancient... More >>

• Training for Christmas

  published November 17, 2011

  It's a little-known fact about Christmas: Santa Claus is a hardcore railroad fanatic. Sure, his main ride is the sleigh, but ol' Kris Kringle is... More >>

• Doggone Cold

  published December 22, 2011

  What did you get the dog for Christmas? Dogs are happy-go-lucky and eager to please, so whatever you got them they no doubt played with and... More >>

• Through the Looking Glass

  published September 1, 2011

  In her 2007 short film, Sick Serena and Dregs and Wreck and Wreck, British artist Emily Wardill explores how social behavior is shaped by... More >>

• Get Out of the House

  published December 22, 2011

  Parents are going crazy right about now. It's four days after Christmas, which means your kids have been out of school for about a week, and are... More >>

• He Has His Father's Ears

  published December 15, 2011

  It's difficult to believe that the little elephant who captured our hearts -- and whose birth we watched about a thousand times on that video... More >>

• CLOWNVISMAS!

  published December 15, 2011

  The story of Clownvis Presley, King of Clowns, is essentially the greatest story ever told -- in a bar. A young clown who always felt apart from... More >>

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  Year in Revue: Our two stage junkies reveal which 2011 productions delivered the most righteous buzz

  published December 29, 2011

  Year's end is a time for lists. Not necessarily "ten best" lists, because in theater there rarely is such an animal as "best." Rather, here's a... More >>

• Hey, Bored Guy in the Office the Day After Christmas

  published Dec 26, 2011

  So, you're also stuck working when everybody else is offr Well, our non-union Christmas elves spent the weekend combing through all of 2011's nightlife photos to create this slideshow. Be aware that s... More >>

• An RFT Christmas Special: Megomaniacal

  published Dec 23, 2011

  Riverfront Times' contributor Mark Fischer felt that this Christmas season has been a little light on inspirational specials dedicated to the true meaning of the season -- making sure you get your kid... More >>

• The Black Rep's Gift to St. Louis

  published November 17, 2011

  America's Christmas onslaught is a well-drilled machine at this point. Immediately after the last plate is removed from the Thanksgiving table, a... More >>

• A Traditional Southern, Jewish Christmas

  published November 24, 2011

  The Levy's of Atlanta are doing their best to fit into the city's high society -- they even have a Christmas tree despite their Jewishness. High... More >>

• Criminals Make Christmas Merry

  published November 24, 2011

  It's Christmas Eve, and Felix's world is falling down around him. His business is failing because he's too kindly to actually ask his customers... More >>

• Sounds of the Season

  published December 8, 2011

  They're baaack! Every year, BandTogether presents a holiday program in December. Our town's GLBTA concert band takes great pride in... More >>